“douso-jin” is a Japanese Shinto deity popularly worshipped in sinsyu & kanto area. It is often sculptured in a form of a happy married couple.In his common Japanese form he is the deity of mountain passes, crossroads, and village boundaries who obstructs the passage of evil spirits and gods of disease.※"douso-jin" is called "sae-no-kami".
信州には道祖神の石造が多いのですか?
こういった歴史のあるものってなぜか、怖く感じます。